SAP S/4HANA Finance SME - Contract - Outside IR35

We are looking for a Finance SME with SAP S/4HANA experience to support a major finance transformation programme, transitioning from multiple Legacy systems (including SAP Business One) into SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.

This is a business-facing role, sitting within Finance, focused on process design, improvement, and implementation support rather than hands-on SAP configuration.

The organisation is currently in a re-planning phase, making this a key opportunity to shape the Finance workstream from an early stage., * Act as the Finance representative within the S/4HANA programme, bridging Finance, IT, and the System Integrator

• Lead process review and redesign, simplifying and standardising finance processes across multiple Legacy systems
• Assess current ways of working and challenge whether processes are fit-for-purpose or Legacy-driven
• Support requirements gathering, solution validation, and process mapping
• Work closely with the SI to ensure solutions align with business needs and finance best practice
• Support data migration, testing (SIT/UAT), and go-live preparation
• Assist with training and post-go-live (hypercare) support

• Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA preferred)
• Strong background in financial accounting and finance operations
• Experience working on SAP S/4HANA projects (ideally Public Cloud)
• Ideally has worked as an end user or Finance SME, not purely an SAP consultant
• Proven ability to bridge finance and technology teams
• Strong experience in process design and transformation
• Experience in project-based environments (desirable)

Key Characteristics

• Able to challenge existing processes and drive improvement
• Comfortable working in a complex, multi-system environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement across Finance, IT, and external partners
• Pragmatic and solutions-focused